Yo pogs. Gonna repost the rules ( see http://videogum.com/218321/announcing-the-videogum-song-contest/contests/ ) and explain some other things.

• Write a song about Videogum. It can be about a specific post, or a specific commenter, or Sad Keanu, or in-jokes, or anything you can relate to Videogum. It could be a theme song, an ode to Topher Grace, or a Double Rainbow tribute. It is your song, so it is up to you, as long as it is Videogum-related.
• The song should be no longer than five minutes, please.
• Contestants may collaborate. Contestants may have others perform the songs for them, but it’ll be counted more favorably if the contestants themselves perform.
• Contestants may use just their voice if they choose, but instruments are welcome and encouraged.
• Contestants may enter multiple songs.
• Initial entries will be judged by monsters Chris Trash, werttrew, and Shellbomber. They’ll winnow it down to five final entries. These five final entries will be posted on Videogum and voted on by the monster community.
• Contestants will have until midnight EST on October 1 to submit their songs.
  
   To enter, please send an email to vgsongcontest@gmail.com including the following:
  -A link to your song or an mp3
  -The title of your song
  -Your commenter name on Videogum (real names will not be revealed). Contestants MUST be registered Videogum commenters.
  -Including lyrics is optional, but appreciated.

The grand prize winner will get a $100 iTunes gift certificate. WOW! The second place winner will receive his or her very own TV Hat! And the third place winner will receive an autographed photo of Topher Grace.

FAQ:

***Can I submit more than one entry?

Yes.

***Can’t we see all entries, not just the top five?

Maybe? We’ll see. We honestly don’t know what kind of response we’ll get, so we’ll have to see. If it is less than 15 entries, probably. More than that and the logistics will get complicated. I certainly think we’ll see at least a “rest of the best” at some point.

***Wait, why is it you three guys judging? Why not have Gabe do it all?

Basically we volunteered. Chris_Trash came up with the idea and brought me in, and then we brought Shellbomber in. We ran it by Gabe and he liked it!

Gabe is a busy man with many blogs to blog. The You Can Make It Up Contest from last year was a lot of work on Gabe, so to make it easier on him we’re going to do the grunt work as much as we can. The more we can take off his shoulders, the better. Besides, this is FMBM!! Kids and non-bloggers only!